Zhen Pang

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Zhen Pang is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Pang has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Zhen Pang's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (3 papers). Zhen Pang is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (3 papers). Zhen Pang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhen Pang's co-authors include James W. Geddes, Robert J. Mark, Kôji Uchida, Mark P. Mattson, James P. Morgan, Dashi Bao, Michael W. Rajala, Andrea R. Nawrocki, Neil B. Ruderman and Myrna E. Trumbauer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Pang

38 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Mice Lacking Adiponectin Show Decreased Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity and Reduced Responsiveness to Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Agonists

2005 522 citations Andrea R. Nawrocki, Michael W. Rajala et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen Pang China	19	1.1k	747	723	407	204	43	2.2k
Dana S. Hutchinson Australia	33	1.3k 1.2×	1000 1.3×	683 0.9×	318 0.8×	190 0.9×	83	2.8k
Agnès Petit-Paitel France	20	797 0.8×	853 1.1×	462 0.6×	199 0.5×	298 1.5×	38	2.0k
Virve Cavallucci Italy	22	895 0.9×	720 1.0×	668 0.9×	219 0.5×	483 2.4×	28	2.2k
Ding‐I Yang Taiwan	30	1.4k 1.4×	697 0.9×	374 0.5×	277 0.7×	436 2.1×	65	2.5k
Francesc X. Soriano Spain	25	2.5k 2.4×	935 1.3×	858 1.2×	313 0.8×	373 1.8×	41	3.6k
Zhi-Hao Wang China	27	739 0.7×	886 1.2×	483 0.7×	162 0.4×	358 1.8×	52	1.9k
Н. Г. Колосова Russia	32	1.7k 1.7×	1.2k 1.6×	397 0.5×	179 0.4×	370 1.8×	216	3.2k
Kyunghee Byun South Korea	29	1.1k 1.1×	636 0.9×	194 0.3×	236 0.6×	280 1.4×	117	2.8k
Ali Akbar Owji Iran	20	838 0.8×	363 0.5×	461 0.6×	426 1.0×	123 0.6×	41	1.7k
Dong‐Hou Kim South Korea	23	777 0.7×	590 0.8×	272 0.4×	338 0.8×	376 1.8×	54	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Pang

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Zhang, Qin, et al.. (2025). Targeted Sensory System Neuromodulation Improves Sensorimotor and Cognitive Deficits After Brain Injury: Bridging Mechanisms to Practice. Neural Plasticity. 2025(1).

Xu, Haoran, et al.. (2025). S100A8 promotes the proliferation, migration and invasion in bladder cancer cells. Journal of Cancer. 16(4). 1066–1077. 1 indexed citations

Pang, Zhen, et al.. (2025). SSVEP-based BCI using ultra-low-frequency and high-frequency peripheral flickers. Journal of Neural Engineering. 22(3). 36032–36032.

Pang, Zhen, Shuai Zhu, Yundong Shen, et al.. (2024). Functional outcomes of different surgical treatments for common peroneal nerve injuries: a retrospective comparative study. BMC Surgery. 24(1). 64–64. 4 indexed citations

Pang, Zhen, Yi‐Ming Chen, Zilong Qiu, et al.. (2022). Crossing nerve transfer drives sensory input–dependent plasticity for motor recovery after brain injury. Science Advances. 8(35). eabn5899–eabn5899. 12 indexed citations

Pang, Zhen, et al.. (2022). Restoring After Central Nervous System Injuries: Neural Mechanisms and Translational Applications of Motor Recovery. Neuroscience Bulletin. 38(12). 1569–1587. 34 indexed citations

Pang, Zhen, et al.. (2021). A Mouse Model of Direct Anastomosis via the Prespinal Route for Crossing Nerve Transfer Surgery. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Junjun, Zhe Wang, Xuguo Duan, et al.. (2019). Construction of artificial micro-aerobic metabolism for energy- and carbon-efficient synthesis of medium chain fatty acids in Escherichia coli. Metabolic Engineering. 53. 1–13. 42 indexed citations

Pang, Zhen, et al.. (2015). Influence of Regional Difference in Bone Mineral Density on Hip Fracture Site in Elderly Females by Finite Element Analysis. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 73(2). 405–412. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Guoxun & Zhen Pang. (2013). Endocannabinoids and Obesity. Vitamins and hormones. 91. 325–368. 9 indexed citations

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Economides, Kyriakos D., et al.. (2013). The CRE luc Bioluminescence Transgenic Mouse Model for Detecting Ligand Activation of GPCRs. SLAS DISCOVERY. 19(2). 232–241. 7 indexed citations

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Pang, Zhen, Nancy Wu, Weiguang Zhao, et al.. (2011). The Central Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Is Required for Diet‐Induced Obesity and Rimonabant's Antiobesity Effects in Mice. Obesity. 19(10). 1923–1934. 33 indexed citations

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Sutton, Janette, Amy E. Berson, Xiaosu Wu, et al.. (2009). Involvement of the neurotensin receptor 1 in the behavioral effects of two neurotensin agonists, NT-2 and NT69L: Lack of hypothermic, antinociceptive and antipsychotic actions in receptor knockout mice. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 19(7). 466–475. 29 indexed citations

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Bao, Dashi, Zhen Pang, & James P. Morgan. (2005). The structure and proteolytic processing of Cbln1 complexes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 95(3). 618–629. 60 indexed citations

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Nawrocki, Andrea R., Michael W. Rajala, Eva Tomás, et al.. (2005). Mice Lacking Adiponectin Show Decreased Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity and Reduced Responsiveness to Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Agonists. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(5). 2654–2660. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pang, Zhen, Vimala Bondada, Tomoko Sengoku, Robert Siman, & James W. Geddes. (2003). Calpain Facilitates the Neuron Death Induced by 3-Nitropropionic Acid and Contributes to the Necrotic Morphology. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 62(6). 633–643. 44 indexed citations

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Pang, Zhen, et al.. (2003). Influence of cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca2+, ATP, mitochondrial membrane potential, and calpain activity on the mechanism of neuron death induced by 3-nitropropionic acid. Neurochemistry International. 43(2). 89–99. 60 indexed citations

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Pang, Zhen, Gloria Umberger, & James W. Geddes. (1996). Neuronal Loss and Cytoskeletal Disruption Following Intrahippocampal Administration of the Metabolic Inhibitor Malonate: Lack of Protection by MK‐801. Journal of Neurochemistry. 66(2). 474–484. 20 indexed citations

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Fang, Rongxiang, Qun Wang, Zhen Pang, et al.. (1994). Structure of the Nucleocapsid Protein Gene of Rice Yellow Stunt Rhabdovirus. Virology. 204(1). 367–375. 22 indexed citations

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Fang, Rongxiang, et al.. (1991). cDNA sequence of a virus-inducible, glycine-rich protein gene from rice. Plant Molecular Biology. 17(6). 1255–1257. 32 indexed citations

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